_____ recent survey shows that the number of Non-English speaking families in US is on ____ increase this year .

A. The, the            B. A, an               C. A, the                      D. The, an

 On seeing me, he turned over and pretended _____ around in the street.

A. to be wandered        B. to wander             C. wandering                   D. to be wandering

 It rained heavily in Hainan province recently , _____serious flooding in 16 cities and towns.

A. caused                           B. having caused         C. causing                    D. to cause

 Kathy ______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

 A. picked up               B. took up                     C. made up              D. turned up

Teachers, train drivers, oil refinery workers and other French employees have _____to strike in protest of President Sarkozy's pension (养老金) reforms.

A. connected                     B. united                   C. joined                     D. attempted

He was driving a lorry load of bananas ____he came off the road at a bend and fell into the valley.

A. since             B. until                C. when                D. while

--Mum, I’m going to visit my uncle. What about staying there a week?

--A week is too long. Try to be back in a _____ of days.

A. number            B. dozen               C. couple                D. score

 It is the education _____ he received when studying abroad _____ has made him such an excellent manager.

A. / ; that             B. that ; which         C. what ; what                  D. which; which

 _______________, we don’t have much spare time at the moment．

A. relaxing as doing sport is                          B. As doing sport is relaxing 

C. relaxed as doing sport is                    D. As doing sport is relaxed

You may have no idea _____ you will be doing ten years from now.

   A. which                     B. that                      C. whether                    D. what